English
phonagnosia
Phonagnosia comes from Ancient Greek ἀγνωσῐ́ᾱ ‘ignorance’, from ἀγνώς ‘obscure, ignoble’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- ‘to recognise’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵneh₃-‘to recognise’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀγνώςagnṓs‘obscure, ignoble’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀγνωσῐ́ᾱagnōsĭ́ā‘ignorance’
- English1500–presentagnosia
- Englishtodayphonagnosia
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵneh₃-‘to recognise’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀγνώςagnṓs‘obscure, ignoble’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀγνωσῐ́ᾱagnōsĭ́ā‘ignorance’
- English1500–presentagnosia
- Englishtodayphonagnosia
A compound of phon- + agnosia
Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- ‘to recognise’
Ancient Greek ἀγνώς ‘obscure, ignoble’
Ancient Greek ἀγνωσῐ́ᾱ ‘ignorance’
English agnosia
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- ‘to recognise’
can, could, know, note, normal, notice, recognize, glory, narrative, recognition, ken, ignore, keen, con, noble, cognitive, notion, ignorant, norm, notorious, cunning, nobility, quaint, diagnostic, notation, cognition, notoriety, narration, notary, incognito, canny, gnome, prognosis, connoisseur, uncouth, agnostic, kith, canna, recognizance, annotate, 91 more
Today it means
noun An inability to recognise voices
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- / phonagnosia